Slip holder



1932 W. o. CRITCHFIELD 1,844,744

SLIP HOLDER Filed Dec. 6, 1930 2 Sheets-Sheet l Feb. 9, 1932. 1 w. o.CRITCHFIELD SLIP HOLDER Filed Dec. 6, 1930 2 Sheets-Sheei 2 INVENTORATTORNEYS NN Q my 47 M m HHMHHHUHHHHHHHHHHHHHH 4 X 4 add Mil/fer 0.Urii'c/f'e/d Patented Feb, rear WALTER (l. CRITGHFIELD, OF SHELBY, QHIU,ASSIGNOE-"IU THE SHELBY SALESBOUK CUMPANY, 01E SHELBY, M0

stir nonnien application filed December a, that). Serial No. 500,665.

This invention relates to devices for holding slips in position formalnng calculations, carrying out transactions, and for other purposes,the invention being especially designed for use with ruled slips. lnthis method of accounting it is essential that the ruled slips beaccurately aligned with respect to their horizontal lines, while thevertical lines of the slips must be paralm lel, so that when the slipsare arranged in overlapping-relation, the edge of the overlapped stripmust be parallel with the vertical lines of the under slip. Theytherefore must be accurately positioned and securely to held againstindependent displacement in order toavoid errors in calculations andentry. For this purpose the slips are sometimes provided with holesalong their upper edges for the reception of pins which extend $19 jroma platen or board. In this method, the slips must be individually placedupon the pins, andindividually removed therefrom. This requiresconsiderable time, and where it is desirable to retain the slips in theorder P in which they are placed upon the board, sometimes they becometransposed or mixed during their removal. Again, the slips sometimestear at the holes so that it is troublesome and frequently practicallyimpossible to properly align the slips, while much time is lost in theattempt.-

The present invention overcomes the above and other disadvantages byproviding a holder having means by which the slips may be quickly andeasily arranged upon a base or platen with the orizontal lines inperfect alignment and the vertical lines parallel, together with meanswhereby the slips may be securely held in position, and may be quicklygathered up for removal without danger of mining or tearing the ships.

Another object of the invention is the provision of a holder which maybe adjusted to accommodate slips at different sizes, so that any slipwithiii.apredetermined size may be quickly and accurately positioned.

'lWith the above and other objects in the invention further includes thefollowing novel features and details" of construc- W tion, to hehereinafter anore fully described,

illustrated in the accompanying drawings and pointed out in the appendedclaims.

in the drawings Figure l is a perspective view of the invention with theclamping bar raised.

Figure 2 is a similar view with a number ot slips clamped within theholder.

Figure 3 is a section on the line .3-3 of Figure 2. Figure 41: is asection on the'line 4-4: of hi ure 2 with parts broken away.

higure 5 is a detail end view.

Figure 6 is a fragmentary perspective view illustrating a slightlydifierent form of the invention.

Referring to the drawings in detail wherein like characters of referencedenote corresponding parts, the reference character 10 indicates thebase of the holder which may be of any suitable size and material. The

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strip 11. One edge of this strip terms a shoulder 12 against which theupper edges of the slips 13 are engaged. Extending along one side edgeof the base is an abutment 14 which is arranged at right angles withrespect to the shoulder 12, so that the edge of the first slip willengage this shouldeer or abutment.

The reference character 15 indicates a gage which extends longitudinallyof the base adjace'nt the other longitudinal edge, and this gage whichis in the term of a strip is adiustable with respect to the shoulder 12.For this purpose screws or like elements 16 extend upward from the basethrough transversely elongated slots 17 provided in the gagestrip 15,while washers 18 are po-' sitioned' between the heads of these screwsand the upper face of the gage strip. The view,

gage strip may thus be adjusted in accordance with the length of theslips.

After the gage 15 has been properly adiusted, the slips may be easilyand quickly positioned upon the base as the tendency of the slips willbe to fall properly in position between the shoulder 12 and the gage 15with their edges parallel with the abutment shoulder 14. The left handedges of the strips may then be spaced in accordance with the verticalcolumns or spaces desired with the vertical lines absolutely paralleland the horizontal lines perfectly aligned.

In order to securely hold the slips in the desired position, theinvention provides a channeled clamping bar 19. This bar includes spacedparallel ribs and 21, the former being hingedly secured to the base asshown at 22, while the bar is so positioned that the rib 21 will extenddownward over the shoulder 12 when the clamping bar is in its lowered oractive position. The edge of the rib 21 will thus engage the slipsadjacent their upper edges and in order to further insure againstaccidental movement of the slips, the rib 21 has its edge provided witha strip of emery cloth 22, or other frictional or abrasive material. Aspring 23 which has one of its ends connected to the base 10 and itsother end secured to the clamping bar acts to yieldingly hold the bar inclamping position as shown in Figures 2 and 5 of the drawings, and thisspring likewise acts to yieldingly hold the clamping bar in its raisedor inactive position as shown in Figure 1- I When it is desired toremove the slips, the bar is raised, whereupon the slips may be slidlongitudinally of the base within the channel formed between theshoulder 12 and the gage 15. The slips will thus be piled one upon theother in the same order in which theiy were arranged upon the base.

nstead of the friction strip 22, a strip 24 of metal or other suitablematerial may be secured along the edge of the rib 21 and this strip mayhave extending therefrom small sharp spikes 25,- or other penetratingelements which, when the bar is lowered to clamping position, will passthrough the slips and into a pad 26 which is disposed longitudinally ofthe base. This pad may be formed ofa strip of soft rubber set in flushwith the base.

If desired, the clamping bar 19a may be transversely l. shaped and oneedge of this bar may be hingedly secured as shown at 26, to a strip 27which is secured to and extends upwardly from the base adjacent thestrip 11.

The invention is susceptible of various changes in its form,proportions, and minor details of construction and the right is hereinreserved to make such changes as properly fall within the scope of theappended claims.

and spaced from one edge thereof, a clamping bar adapted to straddle theshoulder and having one edge hingedly secured to the base, a ribextending along the opposite edge of the bar for engagement over theshoulder, a friction strip extending along the rib for contact with theslips, and spring means to yieldingly hold the bar in an active or aninactive position.

2. In a slip holder, a fiat base, an aligning shoulder extending upwardfrom the base and spaced from one edge thereof, a clamping bar havingone edge hingedly secured to the base, a rib extending along theopposite edge of the bar for engagement over the shoulder, slippenetrating elements extending along the rib, a compressible stripembedded in and flush with the surface of the base to receive thepenetrating points, and spring means to yieldingly hold the bar in anactive or an inactive position.

3. In a slip holder, a flat base, an aligning shoulder extending upwardfrom the base and spaced from one edge thereof, a clamping bar havingone end hingedly secured to the base, a rib extending along the oppositeedge of the bar for engagement over the shoulder, an abutment shoulderalong one side edge of the base for the full length thereof andextending at right angles to the aligning shoulder at one end, and aspring connected at one end with the clamping bar and at its oppositeend with the base to yieldingly hold the bar in an active or inactiveposition.

4. In a slip holder, 2. flat base, an aligning shoulder extending upwardfrom the the base and spaced from one edge thereof, a clamping barhaving one edge hingedly secured to the base, a rib extending along theopposite edge of the bar for engagement over the aligning shoulder, agage strip having transversely aligned slots, fastening elements passingthrough the slots of the gage strip for mounting the gage strip upon thebase adjustably with respect to the aligning shoulder, and spring meansto yieldingly hold the bar in an active or inactive position.

5. In a slip holder, a flat base, an aligning shoulder extendingupwardly from the base and spaced from one edge thereof, a clamping barhaving one edge hingedly secured to the base, a rib extending along theopposite edge of the bar for engagement over the shoulder, slip engagingmeans extending along the rib, and springs at opposite ends of theclamping bar for yieldingly holding the bar in an active orinactiveposition, the lower ends of said springs being secured to thetransverse edges of the base and the op posite ends of the springs tothe transverse edges of the clamping bar.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

- WALTER O. GRITOHFIELD.

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